News

Coverage of crypto exploits, drains and scams, alongside reports filed by people who lost funds. Every item names the addresses involved and what PublicAML sees on them.

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• NewsNov 11, 2026

  Rujira AMM Strategies Suffers $200,000 Loss Due to Swap Logic Flaw

  Rujira AMM Strategies experienced a significant loss due to a flaw in their swap logic. The incident resulted in a financial impact of $200,000.

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  DNS Hijack Incident Affecting Across

  A DNS hijack incident has been reported involving Across. The specific details regarding the chain and financial losses are not provided.

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  Social Engineering Attack Targets Across Protocol's Domain

  Across Protocol's domain registrar was compromised in a social engineering attack, leading to a phishing site. The team responded quickly to mitigate the threat and protect users.

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  Arcus Perps Suffers $2.23 Million Loss Due to Withdrawal Logic Flaw

  Arcus Perps experienced a significant financial loss due to a flaw in their withdrawal logic. The incident resulted in a loss of $2,234,391.

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  Initia L1 Halted Due to Unauthorized Transfers

  The Initia L1 blockchain was halted after unauthorized transfers were detected. Approximately $615,000 was lost due to compromised rollup infrastructure keys.

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  Mercado Bitcoin Suffers $48.6M Loss After Security Incident

  Mercado Bitcoin experienced a significant security incident resulting in a loss of $48.6 million. An Ethereum deposit sweep occurred shortly after the platform claimed the situation was 'contained.'

• NewsNov 10, 2026

  Rujira AMM Strategies Suffers $200,000 Loss from Exploit

  An attacker exploited a flaw in Rujira's trading strategy, leading to significant losses. The incident involved manipulation of the BTC/USDC orderbook and resulted in a halt of operations.

• NewsNov 9, 2026

  Ankr Ethereum Cross-chain Bridge Exploited for $304,500

  Ankr's Ethereum cross-chain bridge was exploited through forged receipts. The attacker manipulated transaction details to withdraw assets without proper verification.

• NewsNov 9, 2026

  Arcus Exchange Exploit Results in $2.2 Million Loss

  An accounting bug on the Arcus decentralized exchange led to a loss of $2,234,391 USDG. The exchange paused withdrawals, fixed the issue, and covered the loss from its treasury.

• NewsNov 9, 2026

  Ethersphere's Swarm Targeted by Supply Chain Attack

  The development team Ethersphere experienced a supply chain attack on November 9, 2026. Attackers published a malicious version of bee-js and pushed a trojanized Swarm Desktop update, but no funds were lost.

• NewsNov 8, 2026

  ACryptoS Vault Exploit Results in $665,429 Loss

  ACryptoS experienced a vault exploit affecting 77 vaults across five chains, resulting in a loss of approximately $665,000. The exploit was due to a missing input validation check in the depositMulti function.

• NewsNov 8, 2026

  LNbits Experiences Unauthorized Withdrawals in Security Incident

  LNbits suffered a series of attacks resulting in unauthorized fund withdrawals. Users were advised to shut down their servers as the team prepared security patches.

• NewsNov 6, 2026

  Binance Loses $6.43 Billion Due to Fake Job Interview Scheme

  A fake job interview resulted in Binance's signing service being compromised, leading to a loss of $6.43 billion across 11 chains. Approximately $2.85 billion was frozen or intercepted during the incident.

• NewsNov 6, 2026

  Degen Coin Flip Exploit Affects Degen Spin Game

  Degen Coin Flip experienced an exploit in its Degen Spin game, impacting over 30,000 wallets. The incident resulted in a loss of approximately $10,000 from the house, with user funds remaining secure.

• NewsNov 6, 2026

  Keplr Wallet Suffers Private Key Breach Affecting 44,000 Accounts

  Keplr Wallet experienced a private key breach affecting accounts created via social login. The incident resulted in unauthorized transactions totaling approximately $6.01 million.

• NewsNov 6, 2026

  Supply Chain Attack Targets Keplr Wallet via Web3Auth

  Keplr Wallet experienced a supply chain attack affecting its Web3Auth integration. The specifics of the attack mechanism and any financial losses remain unspecified.

• NewsNov 5, 2026

  FLOKI Trading Bot Exploit Announced

  An exploit was identified in the FLOKI Trading Bot, leading to its shutdown. The team is working to secure funds and assist affected users.

• NewsNov 5, 2026

  Security Incident at Loopscale Lending

  Loopscale Lending experienced a security incident. Details regarding the mechanism and loss are unknown.

• NewsNov 5, 2026

  $TENDRIL Sell Hook Exploit Leads to Significant Loss

  An exploit in the $TENDRIL token's sell hook resulted in a loss of approximately $555,000. The mechanism allowed for a delayed withdrawal of USDT from the liquidity pool.

• NewsNov 3, 2026

  InsurancePool and CoreVault Attacked on BSC

  The InsurancePool and CoreVault contracts on BSC were exploited, leading to a loss of approximately $112,300. The attacker utilized a flash loan to manipulate liquidity pool prices and inflate a redemption value.

• NewsNov 2, 2026

  BitMart Exchange Hacked, $391,000 Drained from Hot Wallets

  BitMart exchange experienced a hack on November 2, 2026, resulting in a loss of approximately $391,000. The attack affected hot wallets on Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism.

• NewsNov 2, 2026

  Mercado Bitcoin Reports $40 Million Loss

  Mercado Bitcoin experienced a significant financial loss of $40 million. The details surrounding the incident remain unclear.

• NewsNov 2, 2026

  Solana MEV Bot King Loses $786,000 in Assets

  The Solana MEV bot King was drained of approximately $786,000 in assets. This incident involved the transfer of funds through drainer addresses and cross-chain bridging.

• NewsNov 1, 2026

  BTCPay Server Reports Unauthorized Access to Hot Wallets

  BTCPay Server has reported unauthorized attacks on hot wallets across multiple instances. Operators are advised to shut down their instances immediately.

• NewsNov 1, 2026

  Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Suffers $133 Million Loss from Exchange Compromise

  Crédit Mutuel Arkéa experienced a significant security breach in early November 2026, resulting in losses exceeding $133 million. The incident involved the compromise of centralized exchange accounts and subsequent laundering of funds.

• NewsNov 1, 2026

  Loopscale Faces API Exploit Attempt with No User Losses

  Loopscale, a Solana lending protocol, experienced a campaign of malicious API requests. The protocol was paused, and no user deposits were lost during the incident.

• NewsNov 1, 2026

  Withdrawal Logic Flaw Affects Premia V3 with $437,000 Loss

  Premia V3 experienced a significant security incident due to a withdrawal logic flaw. This flaw resulted in a loss of $437,000.

• NewsNov 1, 2026

  Sovryn Dex Suffers Exploit Resulting in $538,749 Loss

  An exploit in Sovryn Dex's fee processing led to a significant loss. The protocol has since taken measures to address the incident.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  DNS Hijacking Affects 12 DeFi Frontends on BSC

  On October 31, 2026, at least 12 DeFi websites experienced DNS hijacking, resulting in a loss of $138,000. Users who interacted with the malicious frontends had their assets drained by a wallet-drainer kit.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  Security Incident Involving b14g

  A security incident has been confirmed involving b14g. Details about the mechanism and impact remain unknown.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  Flap's Website Hit by DNS Hijacking Attack

  Flap's official website was compromised in a DNS hijacking attack, redirecting users to a malicious site. Users were tricked into signing transactions that could drain their assets.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  Premia V3 Vaults Drained in Flash Loan Attack

  Six underwriter vaults on Premia V3 were drained, resulting in significant losses. The attacker exploited empty option pools and flash loans to withdraw collateral.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  Sovryn Lend Suffers $914,000 Security Incident

  Sovryn Lend experienced a security incident resulting in a loss of $914,000. The specific mechanism of the incident remains unknown.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  Improper Access Control Incident at Troves

  Troves experienced a security incident due to improper access control. The incident resulted in a loss of $666,935.

• NewsOct 31, 2026

  VergeX AI Trading Platform Suffers Unauthorized Withdrawal Attack

  VergeX experienced an attack where users received unauthorized withdrawal verification emails. The incident affected individual users, with a maximum loss of approximately 850 USDT per user, and the team promised compensation within 72 hours.

• NewsOct 29, 2026

  Binance suffers $6.3 billion loss in hot wallet attack

  On October 29, 2026, Binance experienced a significant security incident involving the draining of multiple hot wallets. The attacker utilized EIP-7702 delegation to control and transfer funds across various chains.

• NewsOct 29, 2026

  Binance CEX Suffers $5.78 Billion Loss from Hot Wallet Key Compromise

  A hot wallet key compromise led to a significant loss for Binance CEX. The incident resulted in a loss of $5.78 billion.

• NewsOct 29, 2026

  Polymarket International Suffers $2.7 Million Supply Chain Attack

  Polymarket International experienced a supply chain attack resulting in a loss of $2.7 million. The specific mechanism of the attack has not been detailed.

• NewsOct 29, 2026

  zkLink Nova bridge exploited for $783,100

  The zkLink Nova cross-chain bridge was exploited, resulting in a loss of $783,100. The attacker exploited a flaw in the Arbitrator contract to withdraw assets fraudulently.

• NewsOct 28, 2026

  Hifi Finance Targeted by Malicious Proposal

  Hifi Finance was targeted by a malicious proposal. The incident involved an attempt to exploit the governance mechanisms of the platform.

• NewsOct 28, 2026

  Initia suffers $2.73 million loss due to stale script cache

  Initia experienced a loss of approximately $2.73 million due to a stale script cache issue in its MoveVM. The incident involved forged balances being released over LayerZero and CCTP before the system was halted.

• NewsOct 28, 2026

  Tranche Vault Exploit Results in $1.01 Million Loss

  A Tranche Vault associated with Fence Finance and Valinor Digital was exploited, leading to a significant financial loss. The attacker utilized a flash loan to manipulate tranche shares and redeem funds.

• NewsOct 28, 2026

  TranchePool Exploit Results in $1.01 Million Loss

  TranchePool on Avalanche suffered an exploit due to a settlement logic flaw, leading to a loss of over $1 million. The flaw allowed an attacker to draw USDC twice from the pool.

• NewsOct 28, 2026

  Cross-Chain Message Spoofing Incident at zkLink Nova

  zkLink Nova experienced a cross-chain message spoofing incident resulting in a loss of $783,100. The attack exploited vulnerabilities in cross-chain communication mechanisms.

• NewsOct 27, 2026

  Diamante Ecosystem Suffers Security Breach

  The Diamante ecosystem experienced a security breach due to unauthorized activity. Emergency protocols were activated to address the situation and coordinate recovery efforts.

• NewsOct 27, 2026

  Diamante ($DIAM) Contract Compromised on BSC

  The $DIAM contract on BSC was compromised, leading to the minting of unauthorized tokens. The team secured the contract and froze a significant portion of the minted tokens.

• NewsOct 27, 2026

  Fence Finance Suffers $1.01 Million Loss Due to Accounting Error

  Fence Finance experienced a significant financial loss attributed to incorrect share accounting. The incident resulted in a total loss of $1,010,000.

• NewsOct 27, 2026

  Predict.fun Loses $397,708 in User Wallets Due to Compromised API

  Predict.fun experienced a loss of approximately 397,708 USDT from user wallets due to a compromised private key. The incident involved two waves of draining from 29 smart wallets on the BSC chain.

• NewsOct 27, 2026

  Private Key Compromised at Zilliqa X-Bridge

  A security incident occurred involving the Zilliqa X-Bridge due to a compromised private key.

• NewsOct 26, 2026

  Bloom Trading suffers $947,000 loss due to RCE vulnerability

  Bloom Trading experienced a security incident resulting in a loss of approximately $947,000. Attackers exploited a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in a third-party module to drain funds from multiple wallet addresses.